Memory lane even has a slide...

September 29th, 2023

Have you ever gone back and visited a place where you built fond memories and when you arrived….it was much smaller than you remembered?

This past summer our family took a ride East on I-70 out to a playground where the kids played starting as toddlers. Before arriving, they each “remembered” what the playground was like, but after seeing it firsthand, they were surprised that it seemed much smaller than they remembered.

There was a climbing wall and a webbed rope in addition to the traditional slides…and they shared stories about how scary the wall was from the top when they were young. To be honest, it’s a bit freaky to hear your kids talk about when they were young…😊.

Like it or not, kids are going to grow up….and growth is a good thing…but it is even better if we learn to reflect back on the process of growth.

Sometimes we get so forward-thinking that we can forget about where we’ve come from…this can happen in our physical growth throughout childhood and beyond, but it can also happen spiritually.

There are times when we might become discouraged with what seems to be a lack of progress, however, upon reflection, we will recognize God really has done an important work in our lives.

The importance of gratitude cannot be overstated!

This Sunday, Pastor Jeff will be sharing a sermon from Ezra 7 about the importance of reclaiming our gratitude. He will introduce Ezra who came into leadership about sixty years after the events of Ezra 6. Not only will we see him build into the community, but we will be reminded to reflect on how far God has brought us and the importance of gratitude for the journey.

I hope to see you on Sunday at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

See you soon,

Troy